mid-division, headway into 6th entering straight, ridden and progress between horses to challenge 1 1/2f out, soon led, kept on under pressure final furlong
prominent, led after halfway, ridden clear briefly early straight, soon under pressure and headed over 1f out, weakened
prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden approaching straight, 4th 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, driven along approaching straight, no extra from 2f out
held up, some headway approaching straight, 9th and ridden under 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd and pushed along approaching straight, no extra from over 2f out
led, headed under pressure after halfway, soon weakened, tailed off
always behind
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden and no extra from early straight, kept on one pace
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened
settled in rear of mid-division, some headway into 8th approaching straight, ridden to go 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, headway into 7th approaching straight, 3rd and driven along under 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
mid-division, headway into 4th 4f out, improved into 2nd early straight, soon ridden, no extra and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong
Aidan O'Brien has had a torrid time trying to get a race out of Battleoftrafalgar, who hasn't been running badly and is no forlorn hope to finally get off the mark over a trip and on ground that suits. However, he was a couple of lengths behind DEVILS BIT when the latter produced easily his best run to date behind Alburj at Listowel and David Wachman's colt gets the vote here. Dearest Girl is another who should find her best form under today's conditions and it's interesting that Johnny Murtagh is on board but Rayka looked a little one-paced on her debut at Roscommon last month and will need to have made major progress to take this.
Battleoftrafalgar 5-1fav (8-11) Mid-division, short of room when stumbled halfway, soon lost place, moderate 9th entering straight, ridden and kept on from 2f out, 4th of 12, 9l behind Rare Symphony (8-13) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp 60-95 3yo in Sep.
Boxer Beat (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, 2nd and no impression under pressure from under 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 23, 8l behind Flowers Of Spring (8-4) at Navan 1m 2f hcp 60-80.
Dance At Dawn (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 5th and driven along approaching halfway, steadily weakened straight, 15th of 25, 20l behind Ezalli (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks in Sep.
Devils Bit (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 14, nk behind Alburj (9-5) at Listowel 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn in Sep.
In A Nutshell (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway in 7th 3f out, ridden entering straight, stayed on to 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Alburj (9-5) at Listowel 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn in Sep.
Not My Idea (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Never a factor, 15th of 17, 30l behind Whip Mark (9-5) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn stks sft in Sep.
Scottish Reel (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, no impression from under 3f out, 10th of 19, 17l behind Table Mountain (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo mdn.
Swift Transfer (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and always behind, 22nd of 25, 37l behind Ezalli (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks in Sep.
Terra Bleu (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2f out, no extra in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 14l behind Duc De Savoie (9-2) at Listowel 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn in Sep.
Toyshop (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear on outer, weakened under pressure straight, 13th of 16, 20l behind Paraphernalia (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn in Sep.
Belfiore (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, 3rd approaching straight, no extra from 2f out, 10th of 19, 16l behind La Chassotte (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 47-70 gd in Jun.
Celtic Heartbeat (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 16, 22l behind Gift From The Sea (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f fll mdn stks in Sep.
Dearest Girl (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge and lead over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Gift From The Sea (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f fll mdn stks in Sep.
Instant Pur (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 18th of 20, 45l behind Vita Venturi (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks gd in Jul.
Maria Lee (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar filly out of Elida.
Rayka (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, closed over 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 16, 8l behind Gift From The Sea (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f fll mdn stks in Sep.
Regresa A Mi (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Never a factor, 10th of 18, 7l behind Waydownsouth (9-11) at Fairyhouse 1m 1f 3yo app hcp 0-70 sft in Sep.
White Diamond 33-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd from 2f out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace, 3rd of 19, 4 1/2l behind Table Mountain (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo mdn.
